Arcus
Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Lager - Pilsener Regular|
Score
6.61
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Arcus Pilsner is a North German Pilsner style with a pronounced classic Tettnanger hop profile present in aroma and finish. Extended lagering melds the delicate Canadian malt base and noble hop character into a refreshing palate pleasing symphony.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can pour at East Side Beer Fest. Pours clear pale gold with a white head. Dry grass and black pepper on the nose. Flavour has dry grass and biscuit hops, peppery bite. Solid carb. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2025
at 22:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
473 ml can. Pours a light gold color with moderate head. Aromas of fruity lemons and biscuity malts. Flavors of bitter citrus, noble hops, and crisp biscuity malts. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2023
at 23:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from the tap. Clear gold with small white head. Mild pils malt with some floral grassy hops. Doesn’t have that traditional hit of a German pils. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2023
at 21:55
7/10
A hazed blonde pils with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with German hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with Saaz hops, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2021
at 01:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Crisp hops. Golden pour with decent head. Noble hops is pretty decent here. Crisp bitter finish. Easy drinking. Tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2021
at 01:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Very bright, very yellow body without much carbonation and a rather modest bleached white foamy head. The aroma is a tasty lemon meringue cake, heavy on the meringue, but also lots of sweet lemon. The flavour is a mellow mix of grains and sharp hops with a soft finish. Could be sharper on all levels, but still a very nice new world pilsner.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2018
at 02:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Straw colour, some chill haze, with a thick head. On the nose, some fresh pale malt and a slightly leafy, herbaceous. Pale malts have a sweetish note, maybe a touch doughy, then finishing with a lightly bitter, herbaceous hop note. Decent pils.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2017
at 21:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from The Gull, North Vancouver
Mild aroma of grass and hay. Quite good malt base, crisp, a bit too much hay, and the hops are moderately grassy.
Quite good, worth trying again.
Mild aroma of grass and hay. Quite good malt base, crisp, a bit too much hay, and the hops are moderately grassy.
Quite good, worth trying again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2017
at 16:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
650mL bottle, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma is quite soapy, with floral hops and biscuity malt - that doesn't smell right. Flavour is quite soft, with biscuity malt, subdued floral hops and a little herbal notes. Not very pils-like. Boring stuff, but it's drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2017
at 21:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle - Little soap and grains. Clear gold with a small white head. Light grains and a decent finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2017
at 21:31